Assistant Manager – Business Tax

Overview

The role has responsibility for a small portfolio of Grade B and C clients, and for delivering first class advice and service to those clients as well as PEM colleagues. Assisting where appropriate in reviewing compliance work prepared by the team.

Key accountabilities

• Acting as a business tax specialist giving advice to clients and other PEM groups on corporation tax compliance matters. • Maintaining a sound knowledge of business tax, keeping up-to-date with tax legislation changes and assisting with dissemination of such information. • Meet client needs, keeping them up to date with progress and maintaining trust and confidence. • Reviewing compliance work performed by colleagues under your supervision, prior to senior colleagues review. • Dealing with routine correspondence concerning client’s affairs on a timely basis. • Management of billing to ensure minimal write-offs and work in progress to ensure recoverability targets are met. • Ensure chargeable hours, work in progress and recoverability target KPI’s are met. • Identify marketing opportunities where appropriate, both for additional services with existing clients and introducing new clients to the firm. • Provides solutions to tax issues both reactively and proactively. • Ensure compliance with internal procedures, setting a good example to junior colleagues. • Work collaboratively with all members of the team, building confidence and respect of peers and junior colleagues. • Assisting with training new team members and effectively delegating work to tax trainees and processors. • Start to build a professional network of clients and contacts.